The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-14
A CROWD OF. R0UGHS
BURN AN EDITOR IN ErrluY
a., =. t=h alf}7f9,I .AtF ~ 'Fht hrfs FIll l..
Fer Alleged DisrSspect to Miro. Glsyelasa,
A seit.Nominnted Candidate for tho
u. rics.presidcnoy the Leader Of tho
Mob-A joke OH tho Crowd.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. l3.-The excitement
occasloned by the appearance Of the
Minneapolis Tribune on the morning
alter Prealden! Cleveland's visit, Of AL
editorial containing severe structures on
the administration and tho msnnor
OF conducting the present "tour
for votc,," culminatol tonight when
Mr. a. J. Blethen, proprietor Of tho 7+i.
Dune, was to be burned In efligy by a crowd
ot roushs. The exceptions taken to tho
editorial wore based principally on the
language used with reference 10 Mrs.
Cleveland, Which was as follows: "Aud
II Sis extremely hard to trespect
other member Of this family now touring
for votes. Mrn. Cleveland is 8 hsndsome'
mature woman, apparently several years
older than she 10 aRid to be. AT least plic
was old enough to have exe1cieed
her own frae choice In marrying Gro.
yer Cleveland. 1t 10 inconceirabis that
shc should have married him except In
obtain tho position Of mistress OF thu
White House. Such a marriage wonld
never have been thought Of but ior the ss-
tonlahing political accident which in the
course o! two or three years bronphs
Mr.. Cleveland out OF g obscnrIty
TO the highest position In n the
Nation. It is hard 10 have reepect for a
woman who would sell herself to 40 uro,s +
aad ropulsivo a lnau as Grover Cleveland.
ana ono with private record 90 ma.o-
dorouss, for the bauble Of brief eocial
aacendency. She Is now all object Of cur. :, (,
iosity and remark for gaping crowds, and
her photographs arc sold almost. II moi
quite, ss freely as Mrs. Langtry's. Such is
her reward. II she can secure a re.eec.
ton for Grover abe will have four
years more Of J the qualification
which tho highest social prominenrn
gives, and OF the delight OF nfiaupiue
newspaper notoristy; after that she will
simply have to put up with being the
vile Of as insignificant and obscuro a man
as an ex.Preaident could possibly be-
One cannot help pang OF eympathy for
ately." 5,77aSS,-IT" ~ - 7 so"oe1 .".s"',
About 10 o'clock this evening about 100 i.
mon and boys, mostly members of an asso- F
clatlcn OF the lowest class OF local Domo-
csscy, known IS the Algonquin Ciub-
gathered at saloon OF rather hari!
reputation, and alter drinking heay-
!ly, repaired to n a secluded SPOT
IN side street and fired tho usual straw
man. The mob was led by Mayor A, a, b
AmsD, Who is the patron OF the so.ca)led i
wide Open" element which had con- /.
tro! Of the city until crippled last
spring by q police commission Of
Republican creation. Amea Was fore.
most In the Cleveland reception and takes
no pains to conceal his eelf-proposed can
d,ldacy Tor the vice-presidency. Ate.
burning the efligy the crowd proceeded TO
the Tribune building and made iurtber
dtemonstrations, bnt was finally disnersed
BY the police. Mr.. Blethen regards tho !
affair as joke on Mayor Amea and the
crowd, as important business kept him
away from the Tribune Office on Tuesday
night and he knew nothing Of the article
ttii It appeared Wednesday. ;:'s,7s